Running While Sibling
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »And now, for some right-wing fodder: BARACK Obama’s half-brother has been helping to promote cheap Chinese exports in a low-profile business career while the Democratic senator has been winning worldwide fame in his race for the White House.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Running While ...
Help Me O-bam-a, you’re my only ….
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Let's hope it's for real: PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama now leads John McCain among national registered voters by a 49% to 40% margin in Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted July 24-26. Gallup Daily: ...
The McCampaign
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »This kind of nastiness always baffles me: When you think about the stunningly dishonest ad John McCain is running, falsely accusing Barack Obama of not meeting with troops during his trip abroad and falsely accusing Obama of some scheme to deny ...
The Inhuman Farce of Guantanamo
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »A touching and beautiful account by Mahvish Khan -- I'm glad there are Americans like her: Mousovi is a physician from the Afghan city of Gardez, where he was arrested by U.S. troops 2 1/2 years ago. He tells us that ...
Frank Rich - How Obama Became Acting President - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »IT almost seems like a gag worthy of Borat: A smooth-talking rookie senator with an exotic name passes himself off as the incumbent American president to credulous foreigners. But to dismiss Barack Obamas magical mystery tour through ...
Microphone Picks Up Private Conversation Between Obama and British Leader
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »This speaks for itself: That's exactly right," Obama said. "And the truth is that we've got a bunch of smart people, I think, who know ten times more than we do about the specifics of the topics. And so ...
Charles Van Doren’s Quiz Show — The New Yorker
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »This is a must-read (available only in the print edition of The New Yorker) -- bittersweet and beautifully written: Personal History: All the Answers: Reporting & Essays: The New YorkerSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Charles Van Doren’s Quiz Show — The New ...
Wanted, Erect or Supine: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wanted, Erect or Supine: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/wanted-erect-or-supine-the-prosecution-of-george-w-bush-for-murder/" });
Steve McQueen’s Bullit Car Chase — Mapped
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »No talking, complete stoicism; only the car engines are bothered. Mapped: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Steve McQueen’s Bullit Car Chase — Mapped", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/steve-mcqueens-bullit-car-chase-mapped/" });
Obama in Berlin
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Watch live: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Obama in Berlin", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/obama-in-berlin/" });
A Graphic Way to Lose
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »It's the senile dementia demographic: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Graphic Way to Lose", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/a-graphic-way-to-lose/" });
Obama Haus
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Extraordinary: But here’s what the Republicans and even some moderate voices are missing: this campaign poster isn’t evidence of a “messiah” complex; it pays homage to a pivotal era in graphic design history: the German Bauhaus movement during ...
Vanity Fair Confuses Satire and Caricature
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »You would think Vanity Fair, of all magazines, would have staff that understand the difference between satirizing paranoia about a politician and caricturing that politician. I was going to write about that fact, but Daniel Larison did it for me: There is ...
iPhone 3G Reception Problems — And 8 Other Reasons I didn’t Upgrade to the iPhone 3G
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics, iphone | No Comments »I didn't upgrade from my current iPhone to the 3G after testing a store model and noticing that my Edge connection was significantly faster for Web surfing. After seeing comparison videos on the Web showing the 3G as having 2-3 times the ...
Eintrittskareten Werden Nicht Benotigt
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Count me in: Of all the juicy tidbits of right-wing ressentiment regarding Obama -- his rock-star status, press coverage, presidential look -- this reaction to the mere idea of communicating with foreigners is priceless.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Eintrittskareten Werden Nicht Benotigt", ...
The most beautiful suicide (kottke.org)
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photographer Robert Wiles took a photo of McHale a few minutes after her death. Source: The most beautiful suicide (kottke.org)SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The ...
Creating a Better Stop Sign
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Creating a Better Stop Sign", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/creating-a-better-stop-sign/" });
FISA Revisited
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Politics | 3 Comments »Vox Libertas has published a very interesting analysis at Daily Kos that makes a case in favor of the new FISA law, and his post includes some suggested revisions to my analysis and charts. (FYI, I welcome suggested revisions from ...
Why Young Men Do What they Do
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Why Young Men Do What they Do", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/why-young-men-do-what-they-do/" });
The Vexation of Charles Krauthammer
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Obama, Politics, ressentiment | No Comments »Krauthammer is not talking about his own fascination with Obama here: It is a subject upon which he can dilate effortlessly And that he doesn't grasp that irony really sums up the sad lack of awareness represented by columns like these. Why does the Washington Post run ...
